This document summarizes a presentation given by Maja Maricevic on the academic book of the future project. The project will explore the future of academic publishing, including monographs and edited collections, considering changing technologies and open access. It will address implications for book production, research and publishing processes, libraries, and readers. The British Library is committed to collecting and providing access to scholarly content, including digital formats, and their role in the project includes advising, collaborating, and sharing expertise.

1. Academic Book of the Future
Maja Maricevic
Head of Higher Education
#AcadBookFuture
@MajaMaricevic

2. Academic Book of the Future
• Exploring the future of academic book
(including monographs, edited collections,
critical editions etc)
• Considering the wider landscape of scholarly
communications in the context of changing
digital technologies and open access.
• Addressing the implications for academic book
production, research process, publication
process, libraries and readers
Collaborating
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3. Today
Times
Topic
10.00 – 10.15
Registration/refreshments
10.15 – 10.30
Welcome and introduction from
the British Library
Maja Maricevic, Head of Higher Education,
British Library
10.30 – 10.45
Introduction from the Arts and
Humanities Research Council
Emma Wakelin, Associate Director, AHRC
10.45 – 11.00
The key challenges the project
will explore
Anne Jarvis, Project Chair
University Librarian, University of Cambridge
11.00 – 11.20
Details of the research call
Pam Mason, Strategy and Development
Manager, AHRC
11.20 – 12.00
Q&A about the research call
All
12.00 – 12.30
Networking and discussion
All
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4. The British Library
• National library = research library
• Committed to serving both researchers today,
and future generations by collecting,
preserving and providing access to scholarly
content
• Journal content, books, data, theses,
conference proceedings, web-based outputs
of research
• Digital scholarship
Collaborating
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5. Technology/systems/infrastructure
• Legal deposit extended to material published
digitally and online
• Collecting digital content as a format of choice
wherever possible
• Extensively collecting digital audio and visual
material
• UK Web Archive
• Digital infrastructure continuously developing
But:
• Technology does not stand still
• Convergence of formats
• Fluidity of final publication point
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6. Researchers
• How will researchers produce and use
academic books in the future?
Current:
• Growing expectations regarding convenience
and access
• Production and usage most often the same as
for physical book (only on screen)
• Most innovation outside formal publications –
web and social media
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7. Researchers
Future?
• Portals that allow for integrated creation,
submission and publication workflow
• Shortening of long-form to better fit with web
formats and social media
• Media rich, enhanced publications
• Interactive and collaborative research
• Integrated data visualisation, sonification,
interactive modelling, artistic content
• Flexible digital formats that enable multi-layered
presentation of artistic research (e.g. links of
text, artistic objects, performances)
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8. Unexpected
Image taken from:
Title: "Advanced Text-book of Geology ... Second edition, ... enlarged"
Author: PAGE, David - F.G.S
Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 7108.b.50."
Page: 285
Place of Publishing: Edinburgh [printed] and London
Date of Publishing: 1859
Issuance: monographic
Identifier: 002746984
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11032430816/
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9. Academic Book of the Future
The British Library’s role
• Secretariat and participation on the Advisory
Group
• Amplify engagement and collaboration events, marketing and communication
• The British Library staff expertise and
knowledge sharing – depending on the
requirements of the selected research team
• Organisational learning
Collaborating
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10. Thank you!
E-mail: maja.maricevic@bl.uk
@MajaMaricevic
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